Rape in virtual worlds
Bugeja, M. (2010) Avatar Rape Inside Higher Education, February 25
I hesitated about posting this blog, not because of the content, but because I already...
More studies on the Kindle as a learning tool
Kolowich, S. (2010) Highlighting e-Readers Inside Higher Education, February 23
Reports are now in from three universities with student feedback on the use of the...
Use of virtualization in a Ugandan university
e-Learning Africa (2010) Building a robust IT program at Nkumba University e-Learning Africa, February 18
An article about how the use of virtualization software enabled...
Using technology to help street kids in Kenya
Kyama, R. (2010) How ICTs Are Transforming the Lives of Street Children in Kenya e-Learning Africa, February 22
Sometimes I do get depressed and down...
The history of distance education at UBC
Beninger, K. (2010) Going the distance - the beginnings of distance education at UBC UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, February
As part of the celebrations of 60...
More on the Chronicle’s virtual world article
I know that if you write a blog, you will get criticism, and it's been a good week for that, what with the Tapscott...
From computer mediated communication to web-based conferencing
McCrea, B. (2010) Getting face-to-face with distance education Campus Technology, February 17.
Another really interesting article. If online teaching has a 'birth', it was at...
From Second Life to authentic educational Virtual Worlds?
Young, J. (2010) After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds Chronicle of Higher Education, February 14
This excellent article looks at...
Further news on games
Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this:
Doh, J. (2010). Centian is looking forward to playing with humans again. ARGNet, Alternate Reality Gaming Network, February 14,...
A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1
First of all, thanks to both...